Kilinochchi
கிளிநொச்சி කිලිනොච්චිය | |
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Town | |
 Kilinochchi courthouse | |
  Kilinochchi | |
| Coordinates: 9°23′0″N 80°24′31″E / 9.38333°N 80.40861°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Kilinochchi |
| DS Division | Karachchi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
Kilinochchi (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி, romanized: Kiḷinocci; Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චිය, romanized: Kilinŏcciya)[1] is the main town of Kilinochchi District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road some 100 km (62 mi) south-east of Jaffna. It was the administrative center and de facto capital of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers)[2] until 2 January 2009, when troops of the Sri Lankan Army recaptured the city.
- ^ "Kiḷi-nocci, Nocci-mōṭṭai, Nocciyā-gama, Nika-vala". TamilNet. June 13, 2007.
- ^ IRIN (25 March 2010) "Sri Lanka: Former rebel capital struggles with returnee influx" Archived 2024-01-02 at the Wayback Machine AlertNet, Reuters, accessed 25 March 2010, archived at original IRIN page